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lah-di-dah

[lah-dee-dah]
–interjection, adjective, noun
la-di-da.

la-di-da

[lah-dee-dah] Informal.
–interjection
1. (used as an expression of derision directed at affected gentility or pretentious refinement.)
–adjective
2. affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
–noun
3. an affected or pretentious person.
4. behavior or speech characterized by affected or exaggerated gentility.
Also, la-de-da, lah-di-dah.


Origin:
1880–85; derisive imitation of affected, pseudo-elevated speech
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